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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1902
Page
20
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Seaboard Airline seals purchase of the South & West Railway, uniting lines from Ohio River to Lincolnton North Carolina. Aimed at a coal fields to Atlantic coast route, the new company plans a roughly 85 mile start with future northerly extensions and potential connection to Detroit Southern. George L. Carter presides over the South & Western Railway, financed by Union Trust Company.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a bulletin covering the three months ending March 21, 1920. It reports 212 killed and 711 injured in train accidents, with total deaths reaching returns and 9958 injuries overall. During the period there were 1,290 collisions and 835 derailments, including 21 collisions and 4 derailments involving passenger trains, causing 41 passenger fatalities and 58 injuries, with property damage around 1.9 million dollars.
Memphis July 26 local freight representatives from Milinais Cental L alteuveville & Nashville and Southern Rail road were advised by traffic managers that the dragage war at Lewisville Memphis and New Orleans would end on Ang 1. Instructions were issued to discontinue the 2 cent dragage charge per 100 pounds after that date.
The Southern Pacific says daily collector rates begin Sept 1 through connections from Omaha Kansas City and Missouri River points five dollars. From St Louis and points on the Mississippi River to California rates apply through Oct 31. Rates cover Ogden El Paso routes via connections.
In Caddo County at sunrise Sheriff Jim Thompson and deputy fought a band of horse thieves led by Charles Johnson an alleged Mexican outlaw. The raiding party had rounded up several horses when the officers moved in a pasture. Johnson and several men were wounded one captured and the others fled. A reward was offered by the President for the capture of Johnson and his band.
A July luncheon at Sagamore Hill drew President Roosevelt Secretary Moody Attorney General Knox Senator Spooner and other prominent men. They reviewed ongoing Panama Canal Company title investigations beef trust talks and New York political fate for Davies whilst Delaware politics and possible court appointments loomed.
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and Mrs. Payne depart Milwaukee after ten days and head to New York with plans to travel to Oyster Bay. Payne will stay near President Roosevelt for about three weeks ahead of U S naval maneuvers. The trip to Oyster Bay is by appointment.
William J. Bryan concluded his New England tour in Bridgeport Connecticut with an address at Seaside Park to a crowd of thousands. He spoke about Civilization and stayed for a Bridgeport Yacht Club reception hosted by Archibald McNeil.
The National Alliance of Stage Employes adjourned in Norfolk after selecting Columbus, Ohio, as next convention city. Officers named include President C. H. Bonn of St. Paul and vice presidents William Saunders of Columbus and Charles S. Randall of Buffalo. John F. Boyle, Philadelphia, is a third vice president, with Charles M. Hart of Chicago as secretary treasurer. Delegates to the AFL are Lee M. Hart of Chicago and John F. Compton of Denver.
Alderman Andrew Kelly of the Fifth ward was instantly killed and Supervisor Carl Lindquist fatally injured when a runaway accident near Lake Wellington, about fifty miles southwest of Denver, overturned their buggy after a horse became unmanageable. Both men were riding together on the ill fated trip.
King Edward signs proclamations setting the coronation for August 9 and declaring a bank holiday. Naval review plans issued for Spithead August 16 with a fleet assembled at Portsmouth. Reids sail for New York amid coronation postponement while public interest declines. Prices for coronation seats collapse, with venues charging far less than before.
In London the Irish question sparks fierce exchanges as MPs debate a secret landlords trust aimed at countering tenants, boycott, and intimidation. John Redmond predicts arrests of Irish leaders, while Irish Nationalists back the education bill albeit resisting religious division in instruction. Nonconformists threaten to dodge school taxes under uneven tax relief.
London July 24 A dinner at Holborn welcomed Irish MPs William Redmond and Joseph Devlin after their United States tour for the United Irish League. Attended by Irish MPs and guests including ex Mayor Phelan of San Francisco and Father Cronin of Buffalo. Redmond praised U S reception and vowed Irish unity and 15,000,000 Irish behind the cause for an independent Dublin parliament and revised ties with England.
A speaker denounces the plight of tens of thousands of Irish in the United States praising homeward work and self reliance. Father Cronin T. P. O Connor and Mr Deviin add voices to the discussion urging Irishmen to stay and endure for the nation’s future.
Dublin July 26 The United Irish League led by John Redmond William O Brien John Dillon and Michael Davitt sue landlords forming the new land trust claiming a conspiracy to block lawful reforms in Irish land law and tenant trouble on the De Freyne estate.
The Bayreuth festival shows about two hundred Americans attending the Nibelungen ring with English visitors 40 percent of total. Dutch, French, Scandinavian, Russians follow, with Austrians and Italians nearby. Reichmann praised for Amfortas, diners lauded for Musically magnificent. Mme. Schumann Heink and Van oroy shine. Neilsen plans Madame Sans Gene US return. Robertson to tour US in 1903.
London reports blame falls on American factors for food price increases. Chicago meat packers deny responsibility, citing drought reduced Australian shipments and Argentine cattle embargoes. Experts say corn shortages and market competition raise wholesale meat costs with no single control by Americans.
Berlin reports the Krupps refuse to display at St Louis after the Chicago gun failed to win a US purchase. The piece, built for the United States, has aged on Meppen practice grounds. Exhibitors balk at lacking US decorations, though Emperor William may award honors to top exhibitors to ease the issue. A German minister once refused Washington posting for such reasons before Baron von Holleben.
Lord Coleridge speaking at Faling Middlesex denounced the government's South Africa policy. He accused Lord Milner of partisan conduct upon arrival and argued liberalism was lacking. He blamed Britain for Pretoria’s fall costs and warned that harsh policing would hinder peaceful settlement.
Rome reports the debate over a successor to the late Cardinal Ledochowski. Objections to Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli cite his brother as papal plenipotentiary. Cardinal Satolli faces claims his selection would modernize and Americanize the Propaganda, but many clergy favor him.
A dramatic divorce action unfolds in Vienna courts. Petitioner is wealthy commission agent Herr Pollacsek and respondent Count Von Wurmbrand. The count challenged Pollacsek and the court ejected the seconds, signaling a tense proceeding in Viennese society.
The trial over infringements of duel laws stretched days as counter suits followed. Fran Pollacsek was carried from the court on a sofa by six men on the judge's order after it emerged he attacked Louis Lackner, horsewhipping him and cutting hair and mustache. Pollacsek and Lackner each received two months in prison. Count Von Wurmbrandt was acquitted.
London July 26 General Lucas Meyer former Orange Free State commander arrived at Southampton aboard the Briton with officers and men. He will visit his wife and daughter in Dresden then return to South Africa in October. He expects peace if promises to Boers are kept and foresees prosperity. Other generals may follow. Copenhagen July 26 Emigration to the United States surges as lines cope with demand. Oscar II carries 1 000 emigrants each trip. Total emigrants to the U S in nine months ending March 192 were Denmark 3 383 Norway 5 449 Sweden 15 601.
A London gale demolishes the coronation stand at Clements Inn and wrecks Westminster Abbey stands, injuring several pedestrians and damaging vehicles. Weather across Cologne brings a deadly hailstorm, killing two and injuring many as chimneys and a water tower collapse. In East Galicia, over 100,000 agricultural workers, largely Russians, strike amid expected crackdown, with violence and arson reported near Lemberg and calls for wage increases from authorities. Russian students join the movement expanding political unrest.
The Bank of Biemski, formed at Posen, increases capital to 15,000,000 marks. Paderewski as a major subscriber. Bank aims to acquire estates, subdivide for Polish peasants, aid Polish manufacturers, and link with Polish banks to resist Prussian control across Posen and neighboring provinces.
London reports that despite rising automobiling enthusiasm the hobbyists face harsh legal hurdles. Colonial laws lump autos and steam rollers together, while police patrols on suburban roads yield frequent arrests and convictions for speed violations, with drivers punished largely on officer testimony.
London reports secrecy around the Belle Isle experiments but confirms a conning tower withstood 92 guns despite old armor. A rat sheltered in the tower survived lyddite fumes and concussion. Two torpedo nets folded against the vessel were ruined by a few shots.
The Journal de Geneve reports Switzerland and Italy will resume diplomatic relations, broken since April 10 after Switzerland declined to react to an anarchist article in Geneva insulting King Humbert’s memory. Germany mediated the settlement.
London July 26 An announcement to the literary world that Lord George Goschen former chancellor of the exchequer is now at work on a life of Goethe He is a noted authority on finance and has compiled a substantial amount of new material from years of research for the biography.
United States minister Conger presented John Barrett to the dowager Empress in Peking and delivered an invitation engraved on a silver plate. The Empress promised to send a representative to the St. Louis exposition for Asia and Australia.
EDINBURGH July 26 The freedom of the city of Edinburgh was conferred on colonial premiers today Sir Wilfrid Laurier Canadian prime minister replied he only claimed merit in uniting French and British sections of Canada to love and respect each other and be true British subjects.
In Cairo on July 2, authorities report 124 cholera cases in the city. Drinking fountains are closed, and the virulent outbreak endangers natives who are attacked in streets and die within minutes.
President approves court martial findings for Major Edwin S. Glenn and Lieutenant Julian P. Gaujot, disapproves for Lieutenant Norman G. Cook. Cook acquitted while Glenn and Gaujot faced suspensions and pay forfeitures. Medals of Honor awarded to General Porter and Colonel Mills among recipients. Arbiters named for Army Navy joint maneuvers. West Point havers convicted. Glenn tried for water cure accusations. Gaujot for administering cure to natives. Cook for ordering natives shot.
The Army and Navy have chosen their arbitrators for the September Atlantic coast joint maneuvers. Brig. Gen. Tasker Bliss and Lt. Col. John Story will represent the Army, while Rear Adm. Philip Cooper and Capt. William Swift will represent the Navy. Maj. Gen. MacArthur and Rear Adm. Higginson will select the fifth arbiter, with umpires on ships and forts to decide individual work as the financial result is announced.
General MacArthur arrived from Governor's Island with Colonel Barry Major Harrison and Captain Kernan and inspected the Narragansett bay defenses commanded by Colonel Hasbrouck at Fort Adams. He will command land forces during the nearby army navy mock conflict and will base headquarters at Fort Adams before departing for New London.
Washington dispatch notes General Miles issued a general order announcing medals of honor and certificates of merit to officers and enlisted men for meritorious service from the Civil War to last winter. Generals Porter and Mills receive medals for acts at Atlanta and Santiago, with a list of honorees including major artillery officer William E. Burkheimer, hospital steward William C. Bryan, and others. the report lists several officers by name with ranks and units.
Growing anger in Tien-Tsin as Chinese officials face punishment on flimsy pretexts, despite their role in saving European lives during the Boxer troubles. Flags late 1900s.
Rome July 26 Donatus Sbaretti former bishop of Havana will be ordered to Haiti as apostolic delegate to replace Archbishop Tonti of Port-au-Prince as the Haitian republic takes shape.
Senator Penrose filed papers with the President to substantiate Mealy’s charge that Ambassador Powell Clayton was linked to a mining company hostile to Mealy’s claims. The State Department will send the papers to the City of Mexico for Clayton’s examination and report. The Navy plans a wireless telegraphy system for battleships, with a five member board to choose the system and train personnel. Lieutenant Edgins, returning from Europe, may join the board. Enlisted men with electrical knowledge are being set aside for future duty.
The War Department has received the papers in the Cadet Alexander G. Pendleton Jr case. Pendleton was tried at West Point and the case proceeds to official action as authorities review proceedings and findings.
Pendleton, a first class cadet, faces a hazing charge after abusing a plebe in camp. He claims temper loss. a final decision awaits presidential review. Separately, Lieut Col Kerr transfers to General Hughes staff in California as adjutant general, replacing Col Bal sent to army HQ as chief of staff to Lt Gen Miles.
Maj Charles B Ewing arrived in Denver from Fort Preble Me to search for Ephraim B Ewing a Washington DC attorney believed wandering the country The brothers in law of Senator F M Cockrell Ephraim was last seen two weeks earlier at the Wells ranch Wyoming appearing exhausted ragged and seeking work as a laborer before vanishing again
London Tit Bits surveys Windsor's royal kitchen a seven century old, lavish complex with confectionery pastry and bakehouse departments. It details £700 head chef salaries, vast plate stores, golden state service, silver gilt pieces, priceless relics like the Tippoo Sahib eagle, and guards ensuring constant precision and economy.
A Athens Georgia Banner report recounts Mrs. H. C. Reese's claim of Martinique ties through her grandmother Mme Gouvaine who married Count De Trobriand of France. The Gouvaine estate and lands in Georgia and near Tallulah Falls allegedly passed via Estrang to many relatives, with maps and papers linking to Napoleon era events.
Henry Myers, state representative for McDonnell & Sons of Buffalo, has secured the contract to erect a 65 foot Barre granite shaft monument in the courthouse square of South Bend Indiana. The base measures 20 by 20 feet and a bronze regimental color bearer crowns the pedestal. The four corners depict a cavalryman, a sailor, an infantryman, and an artilleryman. McDonnell & Sons engage Rudolf Schwarts to craft the bronze work. The project marks a notable piece of art for South Bend, akin to the renowned Detroit memorials.
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